Question 12


What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments?

Ninth, that we do not lie or deceive. Tenth, that we are content, not envying anyone.

James 2:8

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.

If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Prayer

Almighty God, give us grace to live each day for you and by daily obedience help us to grow in faith and in understanding of your holy Word. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Derived and adapted from C. S. Lewis’s prayer in a letter to Mrs Sonia Graham who had asked Lewis for a prayer, written from Magdalen College, 18 March 1952, in Letters of C. S. Lewis , edited by W.H. Lewis (Orlando: Harcourt, 1966), 419.

What is the ninth commandment?

What is the tenth commandment?

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